FLa. Hospital Sued for Deporting Patient

[ninetysixcavy]

During the early hours of a steamy July 2003 morning, Martin Memorial Medical Center chartered a private plane and sent Luis Jimenez back to the Central American country without telling his relatives in the U.S. or Guatemala — even as his cousin and legal guardian, Montejo Gaspar, frantically sought to stop the move.


There, things get murky. Gaspar is suing the hospital for essentially deporting Jimenez, who was an illegal immigrant. The hospital, which spent more than $1.5 million on his care over three years, says Jimenez wanted to go home.
Underlying the dispute is the broader question of what Americans expect a hospital to do with a patient who requires long-term care, is unable to pay and doesn't qualify for federal or state aid because of his immigration status. Health care and immigration experts across the country are watching the case, which could set precedent in Florida and possibly beyond. Lawyers for Jimenez said this appears to be the first time a lawsuit has been filed in such a case.
The case went to the jury for deliberations Thursday afternoon.

http://news.aol.com/article/hospita...l.com/article/hospital-deports-patient/584523

Well, only cost the taxpayers of Florida a mere $1.5 mill. Wonder why Cali is in such a state of disillusionment - $20 bill in debt? I don't...

 

[CunningStunts]

THe easiest way to bring down health care cost id NOT for the Federal government to take over the whole industry... we know their track record. Its quite simple - REAL and COMMON SENSE TORT REFORM.

 

[Will E Worm]

Jimenez, who was an illegal immigrant. The hospital, which spent more than $1.5 million on his care over three years,

That's all that needs to be said. He was illegal and he was deported.

Jimenez nor his family are owed a dime.
Maybe, they should all be deported.

Is Jimenez still alive?

 

[Facetious]

THe easiest way to bring down health care cost id NOT for the Federal government to take over the whole industry... we know their track record. Its quite simple - REAL and COMMON SENSE TORT REFORM.

:hatsoff:

Doesn't the Federal government run a monopoly flood insurance racket that's 18 billion (IIRC) in debt at this time ? It really never ends.

 

[Facetious]

Welcome into the entangled web of international laws and the purging of a nations' sovereignty....







while we laugh at and ridicule those pathetic, extremist, red meat eating, whacko, racist, minutemen for simply observing and reporting (to the U.S Border Patrol) the breaching of our border by unnaturalized foreign invaders that just may do this nation some degree of damage in some form or another.

DEATH BY A THOUSAND SLASHES !!

GET IT ? ! :crash:

 

[ChefChiTown]

Sooooo...this guy was an ILLEGAL immigrant and they spent $1.5 MILLION dollars on his healthcare over a 3 year period? Who in the fuck authorized this? Legal US citizens are denied the opportunity to receive essential, potentially life saving healthcare on a daily basis that doesn't cost anywhere near $1.5 MILLION, but some illegal immigrant gets taken care of with no problem? What the fuck?

 

[ninetysixcavy]

Sooooo...this guy was an ILLEGAL immigrant and they spent $1.5 MILLION dollars on his healthcare over a 3 year period? Who in the fuck authorized this? Legal US citizens are denied the opportunity to receive essential, potentially life saving healthcare on a daily basis that doesn't cost anywhere near $1.5 MILLION, but some illegal immigrant gets taken care of with no problem? What the fuck?

It's sheer madness. Utter lunicy at its best. Now they have to deal with a frivilous lawsuit that will put them farther in debt than they are.

 

[ninetysixcavy]

They should cut the tort lawyers dick off and feed it to him. This is a travesty of epic proportions. But they are doing us a service: they are shining light on the situation and if nothing else the public can see this for what it is. I'm glad it made national news.